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U.S.A. (Under Satan's Authority) is the only album by horrorcore group Flatlinerz, which was released in 1994 on Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Russell Simmons, Rockwilder, DR Period, and Tempest. The album found some success, making it to #65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #24 on the Top Heatseekers but also found controversy for its satanic themes. Also, the three music videos the group shot for the album, "Live Evil", "Satanic Verses" and "Rivaz of Red," were barely played because of things such as frontman Redrum rhyming while hanging from a noose and Gravedigger rhyming from a crucifix. The album only sold 36,000 copies[4] and the group, along with the Headless Horsemen and Omen (who were featured on the album), was dropped from Def Jam. Three singles were released, but only "Live Evil" made it to the charts, making it to #35 on the Hot Rap Singles.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

In 2009, Fangoria named it as an iconic horrorcore album.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" 2:27
2."Good Day To Die" (featuring Gravemen, Kool Tee, Mayhem, Omen)Crush, Kool Tee5:10
3."Scary Us"Crush, Kool Tee3:43
4."Flatline"Rockwilder, Tempest4:19
5."Sonic Boom"Rockwilder, Tempest4:20
6."Brooklyn/Queens (Skit)"Rockwilder, Tempest0:24
7."718"Rockwilder, Tempest4:11
8."Run"Crush, Kool Tee3:25
9."Body N' A Blunt (Skit)"Russel Simmons0:17
10."Whydyadoit (Skit)"Rockwilder, Tempest1:00
11."Takin' Em Underground"Rockwilder, Tempest4:56
12."Graveyard Nightmare" (featuring Rockwilder)Rockwilder4:08
13."One Armed Bandit (Skit)"Tempest0:55
14."Rivaz Of Red"Rockwilder, Tempest4:32
15."Satanic Verses" (featuring Headless Horsemen)DR Period4:23
16."War Zone"DR Period3:15
17."Beware... (Satanic Verses Skit)"Tempest1:01
18."Live Evil"DR Period3:51
Total length:56:18

Sample credits

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 65
Top Heatseekers 24

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
US Rap
1994 Live Evil 35
1994 Satanic Verses —
1994 Rivaz of Red —

References

  1. ^ "Vibe". 12. Vibe. 2004: 86. ISSN 1070-4701. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b Molgaard, Matt (August 12, 2009). "Rapped and Tagged: Horrorcore's Iconic Albums". Fangoria. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. ^ a b Allmusic review
  4. ^ http://www.hiphopstan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13219
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